Premier of the People's Republic of China

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Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China 中华人民共和国国务院总理 Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Guówùyuàn Zŏnglĭ
Emblem of the People's Republic of China
Incumbent Li Keqiang since 15 March 2013
Style	Mr. Premier (总理)
Type	Head of the State Council
Status	Head of Government
Member of	Central Committee Politburo Standing Committee National Security Commission State Council (Cabinet)
Reports to	the National People's Congressand its Standing Committee
Residence	Zhongnanhai
Seat	Regent Palace, Zhongnanhai, Beijing
Nominator	the President (1982 - present) the Party Central Committee (1975-1982, president abolished)
Appointer	the President, according to the decision of the National People's Congress
Term length	5 years, renewable once consecutively
Constituting instrument	Constitution of the People's Republic of China
Precursor	Premier of the Government Administration Council of the Central People's Government
Inaugural holder	Zhou Enlai as the only Premier of the Government Administration Council (1949–1954) and the first Premier (1954–1976) of the State Council
Formation	27 September 1954 (State Council of the PRC) 1 October 1949 (Government Administration Council of the Central People's Government)
Unofficial names	Prime Minister of China
Deputy	Vice Premier
Website	State Council

Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China
Simplified Chinese	中华人民共和国国务院总理
Traditional Chinese	中華人民共和國國務院總理
Literal meaning	Chinese People Republic State Affairs CourtGeneral Manager
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Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	国务院总理
Traditional Chinese	國務院總理
Literal meaning	State Affairs Court General Manager
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The Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, sometimes also referred to informally as the "Prime Minister", is the Leader of the State Council of China (constitutionally synonymous with the "Central People's Government" since 1954), who is the head of government and holds the highest rank (Level 1) in the Civil Service. This position was originally known as Premier of the Government Administration Council of the Central People's Government (Chinese: 中央人民政府政务院总理) and changed to its current name in 1954.

The Premier is formally approved by the National People's Congress upon the nomination of the President. In practice, the candidate is chosen through an informal process within the Communist Party of China. Both the President and the Premier are selected once every five years. The Premier has always been a member of the powerful Politburo Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China.

The current Premier is Li Keqiang, who took office on 15 March 2013.